How you can help:

Thalassemia Patient and Research Fund

There are many different ways you can help in the ongoing fight against Thalassemia. The Northern California Comprehensive Thalassemia Center needs your support to help fund the Thalassemia Patient Fund which has been set up to help pay for patient expenses that become major difficulties over the long term such as transportation costs for families who live in rural areas, desferal supplies, pumps, medications not covered by insurance, parking vouchers and other costs. The fund also provides access to more expensive new therapies for low-income families, and finances patient participation in new research programs. Due to language and cultural barriers, part of the patient fund also pay for professional interpreters and translation of medical literature into languages such as Chinese, Vietnamese, Lao, Cambodian, Hmong, and Tagalog and other educational materials to target these high at risk population.

Financial contributions and fund-raising by organizations is greatly needed and appreciated. Please act now to support the Thalassemia Patient Fund. It is through your support that we are able to provide quality comprehensive care to our patients to improve their quality of life. Many thanks to our supporters!

Checks should be made payable to "UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital Oakland Foundation" with "thalassemia" on the subject line.

Our Tax ID number is 94-3315514.

How your gift helps:

$25 buys one vile of desferal

$25 buys one Balloon Pump

$400 pays for one unit of blood

$800 for a blood transfusion

$1500 buys a week worth of desferal supplies ( $220/day)

$250 co-pay of medication

Give Blood

Christine and Gina Arias at the
Italian Catholic Federation Blood and Toy Donation Drive
Columbus Day 2014
Every three seconds, someone needs a blood transfusion.
Donating blood is the most precious gift of life that you can ever give to someone.
For more information about giving blood or arranging blood drives in your community,
contact Blood Center of the Pacific, American Red Cross, or a blood center near you.

Toy Donations

Due to hospital policy, limited storage space, fire hazard, and the prevention of infectious
disease, the Thalassemia Outreach Program at Children’s Hospital Oakland has a set of
donation guidelines. If you would like to make a donation, please adhere to the following
guidelines:

All toys must be new and unused

Stuffed animals must be new, clean and not off the store shelf for more than a month

Books must be new or in very good condition

Used DVD’s are acceptable; used VHS video tapes are not.

Gift Cards – gift cards are great for ages 10 and older, especially our
teens and adults. We also are able to purchase the many supplies, arts,
crafts and other wares needed to put on a party, You can designate if
you would like your gift card to be used as a gift, as party expenses, or
wherever needed.